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4. AMX player installation
• Connection:
Connect the AC power cable.
Connect the player to a screen with a VGA or HDMI video cable.
Connect the player to your network with an RJ45 network cable.
• First launch:
To configure your AMX player, use a computer connected to the same LAN as the
player.
Turn on the AMX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
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5. There are two ways to access the web interface for managing your player:
1) Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx), or
2) Enter the following URL, substituting “SERIAL_NUMBER” for the
serial number specified on your player:
“http://spx-hmp-NUMERO_DE_SERIE.local”
• Configuration:
In the Administrationmenu, select the option Content Settings.
Select the tab Pull Mode.
Select the option From remote iCalendar file (ICS).
Enter the following URL in the field titled Schedule URL, substituting
“PROJECT_NAME” with the name of your project:
“http://PROJECT_NAME.posterdigitalhq.com/autoconf/project.ics”
Choose an interval in the field titled Check calendar every:(example: 5 min). This
will define how often the player checks the server to determine if there are any
changes in the content programming.
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6. • Screen configuration:
In the Administrationmenu, select Display Settings.
Select the Displaytab.
Choose the screen resolution.
Select the screen orientation (vertical/horizontal).
Finally, press the Applybutton to add the screen to the system.
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7. Open ports in your AMX player
If you’ve installed your AMX player, we recommend that you set ports 80, 81, and
1234 as open ports.
With these ports open, the system administrator can do a variety of things to improve
the control of your player:
● Web interface (direct access to player).
● View log (registry that lets you see possible errors).
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8. ● Reboot (turns the player off and back on).
● Reload (loads programmed content and starts it from the beginning).
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9. Change screen orientation with AMX
You can change the orientation of the player to use either a vertical or horizontal
screen. Just follow these steps:
Step 1:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 2:
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, enter the AMX IP address
in your internet browser to access the screen configuration.
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10. Step 3:
A menu will appear on the left side of the screen. In the Administrationsection,
select Display Settings.
Step 4:
In the section titled Screen orientation, you’ll see a dropdown menu where you can
select the appropriate option for your screen and content.
Step 5:
Once you’ve selected the orientation, press the Applybutton. The player is now
configured to the option you selected.
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11. Remember: the orientation has to be same in the configuration of your player and of
your PosterDigital project. After setting the orientation in your player, follow these
steps to set the orientation in your PosterDigital project:
Step 1:
Go to the main page of your project with this URL, substituting “PROJECT_NAME”
with the actual name of your project:
http://TU_PROYECTO.posterdigitalhq.com/main.php
Step 2:
Select Screensfrom the menu on the left.
You will see a new page with the screens included in your project.
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12. Step 3:
Click the name of the screen that you want to check. You’ll see the current
orientation in the screen details. To change the orientation, click Editat the top of
the screen.
Step 4:
To make changes, enter the serial number of the player in the field titled Serial
Number.
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13. Step 5:
In the section titled Type, open the dropdown menu and select the orientation.
Step 6:
Once you’ve selected the orientation, press Save. The screen orientation in your
PosterDigital project is now changed.
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14. Change network settings in your AMX player
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Turn on the AMX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Step 2:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 3:
Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated
by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.
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15. Step 4:
In the Administrationmenu, select Network Settings.
Step 5:
In the Connectionstab, you can edit your network information: IP address, Netmask,
Gateway, and DNS. If you select the option DHCP, the player will automatically
generate an IP address.
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16. Delete temporary files in players AMX
This option allows you to delete the temporary files from your player; the player will
reload the content from the server.
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Turn on the AMX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Step 2:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 3:
Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated
by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.
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17. Step 4:
In the Administrationmenu, select the option Maintenance.
Step 5:
Select the Advancedtab and press the Clear Cachebutton.
The player will delete the temporary files in the cache and then reboot. This process
may take several minutes.
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18. Synchronizing two or more AMX players
Follow these steps to sync two or more AMX players:
Step 1:
First, set one of your AMX players as an NTP server. The player you set as server is the
“Master” and all the rest are “Slaves”.
Step 2:
Configure a AMX as the Masterplayer:
a. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple
seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.
b. Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web
interface and manage your player.
c. In the Administrationmenu, select the option Date/Time.
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19. d. Go to the Time Sourcetab.
e. Erase the content that appears by default (“pool.ntp.org”) in all
the Serverfields.
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20. f. Enter the IP address of the AMX players that you want to
synchronize, and select the option Monitor onlynext to each one.
g. Next to Pause device at startup…, select 0 s in the dropdown
menu as shown in the image.
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21. h. Finally, press the Applybutton and wait a few minutes while the
settings are saved. The player will then automatically restart.
Step 3:
Configuring AMX players as Slaves:
a. Access the web interface of the player you want to use as Master.
b. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple
seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.
c. Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface
and manage your player.
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22. d. In the Administrationmenu, select the option Date/Time.
e. Go to the Time Sourcetab.
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23. f. Erase the content that appears by default (“pool.ntp.org”) in all the
Serverfields.
g. Enter the IP address of the AMX players that you want to synchronize,
and unselect the option Monitor only.
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24. h. Next to Pause device at startup…, select 90 s in the dropdown menu as
shown in the image.
Finally, press the Applybutton and wait a few minutes while the settings are saved.
The player will then automatically restart.
Once the players have restarted, they will all be synchonized.
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